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NARRATIVE 

OF   T3iE 

EXTRAORDINARY  SUFFERINGS 

OF 

MR.    ROBERT    FORBES, 

His  wife,  and  FIVE  CHILDREN. 

DURING 


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AN  UNFORTUNATE  JOURNEY  THROUGH 
THE  WILDERNESS— f  ROM 

CjiNjiDA^  TO  KEmEBECK  RIVER, 

IN    TJHE    Wbi   1784  ; 

IN  WHICH  THREE  OP  THEIR  CHILDREN 
WERE  STARVED  TO  DEATH. 

TAKEN   PARTLY  FROM^THEIR  OWN  MOUTHS, 
AND   PARTLY   FROM  AN   IMPERFECT 
^  JOURNAL  ;  AND  COMPILED  AT 


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THEIR    REQUEST. 


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BY    ARTHUR    BRADMAN. 


PORTLAND: 

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EXTRAORDINARY  SUFFERINGS 

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MR.  ROBERT  FORBES, 

WITH  HIS  FAMILY,  &c 


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MR.  ROBERT  FORBES,  not  being 
a  native  of  Canada,  but  having  re« 
fided  there  feveral  years,  was  defirous  of 
being  where  he  might  have  a  more  Ire* 
quent  opportunity  of  aflbciating  with  hit 
own  countrymen. 

He  and  his  wife  had  premeditated  a  ro 
moval  to  the  United  States  of  America, 
when  falling  in  company  with  three  Dutch- 
men, by  the  names  of  Midftaff^  Pancake^  & 
Cbrijiianf  were  induced  by  their  infinua* 
tion^  to  undertake  the  journey  by  land  ; 
the  faid  Midftaff  engagmg,  for  a  certain 
fum,  that  with  the  ailiftance  of  the  other 
two  he  would  condud;  them,  in  twelve 


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6  Extraordinary   Suffisrings   of 

days'  time,  to  the  Settlements  on  Kenne- 
beck  river. 

Mr.  Forbes'  neighbours  endeavoured  to 
diffuade  him  from  the  attempt,  not  only 
on  account  of  the  length  and  difficulty  of 
the  way,  but  b^aufe  there  was  a  poilibility 
of  his  being  deferted  by  his  guides  in  the 
midft  of  the  wilderncfs. 

Neverthelefs,  being  determined  on  a  re« 
snoval,  and  having  paid  to  Midftaff  a  large 
Aipulated  fum  for  that  purpofe— On  the 
feventeenth  day  of  March,  A»D.  one  thou« 
fand  feven  hundred  and  eighty-fo^ry  they 
entered  upon  this  unfortunate  journey. 

From  NouveUe  Bois,  on  the  river  Cbadore, 
they  took  their  departure.  The  men,  and 
Mrs.  Forbes  (who  was  then  pregnant)  and 
Mr.  Forbes*  fon  Jobn^  a  lad  about  thirteen 
years  old,  on  fnow  ihoes« 

Their  provifions  and  other  effe£^s,  to« 
gether  with  four  young  children— vi2s. — 
Mary  about  feven  years,  Feggy  about  five, 
Katharine  about  three,  and  i^^r^  about 
fifteen  months  old,  they  undertook  to  hall 
on  Indian  ileighs,  or  faandfleds* 


., 


*«'^ 


Mr.  Robert  Forbes  and  Family. 


In  this  manner,  b  .t  with  great  difficu!* 
ty,  they  purfued  their  way  eight  days  ;— 
and  on  the  ninth,  being  obliged  to  leave 
the  river  which  they  had  followed  hither- 
to, and  whereon  they  had  travelled  fome 
part  of  the  time,  they  found  the  country 
£o  broken  by  large  and  deep  gullies,  and 
fo  rough  ^nd  mountainous,  that  they  con* 
eluded  it  next  to  impoflible  to  pfoceed 
any  further  with  the  ileighs. 

Here  they  were  obliged  to  make  a  halt. 
And  after  a  (hort  confutation,  having  firft 
ereded  a  fmall  camp,  wherein  to  leave  the 
woman  and  childreil,  they  cook  the  chief 
part  of  their  provifions,  and  as  much  of  the 
reft  of  their  baggage  as  they  were  able  to 
carry  on  their  backs  ;  and  leaving  the 
woman  and  children,  ^>ut  ten  o'clock  in 
the  morning,  fet  out  j^[peft/)f  Meconich 
Pond  (otherwifc  callOTLak^SHldore)  ex« 
peding  to  return  the  next  day.  But  meet« 
ing  with  much  difficulty,  they  did  not 
reach  the  Pond  until  the  next  day  about 
3  o'clock  in  the  s^tlNioon. 

Here,  being  much  fatigued,  they  left 
their  baggage ;  and  MidftafF  having  had 
fome  previous  notice  that  there  was  an 


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Extraordinary  Sufferings  of 


Indian  reiiding  not  far  from  thence,  wtot 
in  queft  of  him  to  the  other  fide  of  the 
Pond,  where  they  found  an  old  camp,  but 
without  inhabitants  ;  and  there  encamped 
that  night. 

Tlienext  morning,  being  Sunday  the 
27th  day  of  March,  they  croffed  the  Fond 
back  to  where  they  had  left  their  baggage. 
When,  to  the  great  aftonilhment  of  Mr. 
Forbes,  his  Pilot  and  the  other  two  (tak« 
tpg  Co  thcmfelves  the  provifions  and  ^U  his 
other  effects  of  any  confiderable  conic* 
^uence)  frankly  told  him  that  they  were 
determined  not  to  return  with  him  to  his 
family  ;  and  that  they  mud  now  leave 
him,  and  make  the  beft  of  their  way  thro' 
to  Kennebeck. 

This  may  well  Ixiiuppcfed  to  have  been 
fhocking  indeed  to  One  who  was  already 
difcouraged  and  diflieartcned.—- **  This, 
faid  hf ,  Oruck  me  to  the  heart,  and  filled 
my  eyes*  with  tears—It  confirmed  what 
my  neighbours  had  repeatedly  mentioned 
among  their  fears  01  what  might  happen 
to  myfelf  and  to  my  family/* 

Notwithiianding  hie  impsrtumties,  his 


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Aioft  earneft  intreaties  aiid  folicitstions, 
they  would  not  be  prevailed  upon  to  con* 
tinue  any  longer  with  him  ;  but,  leaving 
him  only  one  poor  axe,  a  fmall  firelock,  £ 
two  fenal)  loaves  of  bread,  they  departed* 

.  With  a  heavy  heart  did  this  unfortu- 
nate man  then  make  the  bed  of  his  way 
back  CO  his  family ;  where  he  arrived,  with 
)    the  forrowful  tidings,  that  evening. 

Here  were  they  left,  in  the  wide  wilder- 
Befs,  ftrangers  to  the  country,  defiitute  of 
provifions,  and  without  a  compafs — eight 
days'  journey  from  the  inhabitants  in  Can* 
ada,  and  how  far  from  any  other  fettle* 
JK^mtht  they  knew  not ;  but  probably  not 
^  leis  tha&  an  hundred  and  fifty  miles. 

The  wife  and  fon  had  laboured  under 
the  mod  terrible  apprehenfions  during  94  n 
Forbes*  abfence,  elpecially  feeing  he  did 
not  return  at  the  time  appointed.  Their 
fears  had  driven  them  almoft  to  defpair.--* 
And  the  poor  lad,  a  little  before  his  fatb« 
•  cr's  return,  had  fatigued  hin^felf  almoft  to 
deadi,  having  followed  their  tracks  for 
feveral  miles ;  and  had  but  juft  got  back 
when  his  father  arrived. 


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E^fraorcfiitary  Suffmug  fjf 


The  next  mo'^iiing  t|ify  ^ere  in  tbfr 
moll  doubtful  perplqfity  v^^tlici-  to  gf^ 
backward  or  forward  Sj|voukl  they  i^i^ 
di^rtake  Co  return  ^o  Cjia^jOa,  ill  might  taJce 
thciu  more  |t%n  ^f>^^  M^^  ji^g^h  ol  t|(^ 
in  which  they  had  got  thus  far,  the  river 
being  then  about  breaking  up  ;  and  in 
that  caie  they  muft  ioevitabiy  ftaryc-  r*  m^ 
While  tliG  bufbaod  anti  wife  were  ia  tfait* 
pitiable  fituation,  gazing  at  eack  other^' 
and  tears  gufhing  Trom  their  v?yes,^thcir 
children  were  hangi&g  drooad  them,  and 
crying  bitterly  fotn  motkl  of  bread.        ^ 

Upon  the  whole,  as  the  beforeimatioofBd 
tWQ  ipaycs  of  bread  were  in  the  W^sty  to^ . 
wards  Kennebeck,  and  ^  they  might,  P!^*'^''%| 
adventui^e,  find  the  In4^^  ^  ^cqi^Mc)^   ^ 
Pond,  they  concluded,  by  the  help  of  God, 
to  proceed  on  their  joarney. 

Accoo^dingly  they  kft  the'inoft  cumber^ 
rQnie,thougtinece&ry  artklcs^  wkick  they 
had  now  leotainiog,  and  the  (^deddiugh'^ 
ter  undertook  to  travel  on  foot  wttb  *  er 
mother  «^whik  Mr«  Forbes  took  two  o£  tiie 
cbildcent  and  John  oftc,  upoit  iledi  i  mi 
thu&  th^y  proceeded  %'iiik  a&ioic&cyrpatcli;. 
as  was  poffible.* 


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The  way,  however,  was  roug^,  and  they 
trairelled  but  a  (hort  dtftance  duiiflg  that 
day.  At  ni^ht  they  €iicamped»  and  the 
Best  mortttog  there  came  otk  a  violent 
-fiorm  of  rain,  hail  and  fnow,  /hich  coq- 
tiotied  till  Wedaefday  evemog.  In  the 
ttieaa  while  the  children  were  pipched 
with  hunger  and  with  the  cold,  and  their 
cf ies  were  fd  bitterly  diftfeffing*  that,  IeaY« 
ing  the  mother  and  children  in  cdmp,  the 
father  and  fon  pufhed  forward  with  all 
fyeed  Co  the  Pond;  but  it  was  ftilt  fiormy, 
and  the.  traveUng  £o  dtfficttk,^  that  they 
did  not  gee  back  with  i^t  two  toave^  till 
Wedneiday  eyemng. 

.  llfpoii  their  retaro,  they  had  not  a  drf 
thing  about  the«y  nor  any  dry  Qloatheito 
put  on*  And  to  add  to  their  misfortune, 
the  five  #aa  extingil^ed,  and  they  were 
unable  to  rekiodk  it  for  the  whole  night. 

The  n^t  morning,  the  ftorm  heing ^ 
Cdnfiderably  abated*  they  proceeidcd  pii 
their  journey  ;  but  the  tr^  and  bufi^<^ 
being  wet,  they  had  an  nnCort^jFortabfe 
time,  and  did  not  retch  the  Pond  till  Fri« 
d^  morAing  abent  ten  o'ckid^  . .        ,  * 


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V  Soon  after  this,  to  their  great  conibla- 
tion,  they  met  with  the  before  mentiened 
Indian,  who  proved  to  be  one  ^^n  Bap* 
ii/if  and  with  whom  they  had  had  fome 
previous  acquaintance  in  Canada.  i.-.«-.He 
very  hofpitably  invited  them  to  y» 
Camp,  which  was  at  a  eoniiderable  dtf« 
Cance  from  the  Pond  ;  and  there  he  kind* 
ly  treated  them  with  th|?  beft  of  what  his 
honte  afforded.    . 


This  was  a  camp  where  he  and  his  wife 
reOded,  while  he  followed  hunting.  Here 
they  tarried  until  the  next  Monday,  And' 
the  Indian  having  juft  before  their  meet< 
ing  killed  a  Mooie,  at  a  few  miles  difiance» 
Mr.  Forbes  and  his  fon  went  with  their 
fliRky  amd  affifted  him  m^ bringing  it  home. 

Xhe  Indian  gave  them  as  ihueh  Moofe 
mcH  as  they  would  undertake  tio  csurry  y 
and  agreed  to  pilot  them  to  Kennebeck 
flirer.-— — This  agreement  he  pundually 
ft^led ;  and  would  have  proceeded  with 
ihtm  to  the  fettiements,  but  his  wife  was 
fo  unwell  that  he  did  not  dare  to  be  any 
longer  abfeot  from  her.  He  therefore 
iftadked  the  way  on  a  piece  of  b3rk»  fepre^^ 


Mr»  Rfibirt  ForbtiandFamfy.       i§ 

fenting  the  bebds,  windings,  hUh  and  c«r«^ 
rying  places  along  the  river.— —He  then 
w^Sicd  them  well,  and  left  them* 

On  taking  leave  of  the  Indian,  thef 
could  not  fofficiently  exprefs  their  grati* 
tttde.     His  kindneis  was  beyond  their  ex^ 

pedation. Qitfore  his  d^arture^  ho^«^ 

ever,  they  gave  him  what  tmngs  they  had 
kft  behind,  together  with  iome  other  arti* 
des  of  coniiderable  value.  And  they  had 
reafon  afterwards  to  wifli  Uiat  they  had 
prcfented  him  with  more  }  for  their  loads 
proved  lo  much  too  heavy  for  them  that 
they  were  obliged  to  leave  by  the  way  a 
large  bag  full  of  vahiaUe  articles. 

They  now  met  with  almoft  infurmoufit-' 
able  difficulties  $  for  in  purfiiing  the  river 
tJleir  progrefs  was  obftruded  by  craggy 
windfalls,  rocky  ledges,  k>fty  Qumntaias 
aad  hideous  precipices. 

'"      ■'  '  ■  *     .  ^ 

0»  the  12th  day  of  April,  their  pro- 
vtfions  was  again  exhaufted  ;--^nd  Mrs. 
Forbes  thought  it  moSt  advifeable  to  have 
a  camp  ereSed,  and  for  herfeif  and  the 
chtidrea  to  remain  there,  whije  lier  butr> 


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til*"''" 


band' and  obleft  ton  (bouid  go  imvm^  ig$ 
ke  wfttther  fcheyootiid  find  the  inb^bi* 
taots — apin'ehendiiig  Ihai  they  were  mmsb 
nearer  than  they  afterwards,  proved  to  be* 

«  A  camp  wail  therefore  ere^ed,  and  leav* 
iog  lbs.  F<firbe6  with  her  four  young  chit* 
mB^  Mr*  For be»  and  hif  Ton  went  lor<- 
fratfd  with  16  n^dh  ijpeed  m  pailibteu  Th# 
firft  and  £sco»d  d^y^y  ^dtng  the  ice  wouid 
fe^ar  them»  Ihey  travelled  on  the  river  |t 
and  wnilki  hafve  made  confiderable  |^o^» 
Mi^  btft  unfortunately  they  miiook  their 
way  at  a  material  carrying  place,  wherct 
softead  of  leaving  the  rtver  and  crofling  by 
land  to  the  next  be^.d^  which  was  only 
twelve  miles,  they  followed  the  river  fixty 

acdes  round. 


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:A  Sitle  tii^fi)l«e  ]^^^  the  ifeeond  day, 
ttfy  came  to  Fall%  and  could  go  no  fur- 
ther  on  the  ice.  They  went  on  Aore»and 
foon  after  came  to  a  precipice  where  ther 
were  obliged' taddcend  twenty  fieet^  aU 
moir  perpendicularly,  and  at  the  xifque  oJF 
bein^  daflied  upon  the  focks.«— -^^Nigjte 
cooungron,  they  encamped  *,  and  the  next 
dihp,,  fiodhijg^NHiMd  rocky  placein  l^|i^« 


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Mn  R^hH  fotbet  ami  tamilfk       ii 

er,  they  eroSi^  over  to  the  other  fide^  iit 
h^pes  of  finding  bettef  trateUing»  and  ai 
more  coaveaient  place  to  encaoip.  Hero 
tJ^y  w^^  obliged*  by  reaibn  ot  fiormvi 
weather,  to  encamp  for  the  remaindo?.  o» 
the  day. 

;j*he  next  dny  they  travdM  on  ;  aiidf, 
perceiving  the  river  to  be  ahtioft  clear  o| 
ic^,  they  coocluded  to^  bi|ild  a  kifid  of  raft 
-^^  thtng  with  wluch  they  were  altdgip^et^ 
unacquainted,  and  by  niieans  ot  which  (hq^ 
had  both  like  to  have  loft  their  livest 

They  got  oa  to  the  raft,  and  under  way^ 
about  tea  c^'ckxk  the  oest  morning.  Tbt^ 
current,  however,  run  £o  fwilt^  that  thcyi 
fooik  found  there  was  no  poffibility  of  tuni4, 
iag  it  10  the  ibore.  As  they  paffed  dowft 
the  river  they  ftruck  again^  a  tree»  whidk 
they  were  obliged  to  cut  away,  io  ordef 
to  clear  the  raft.  When  they  defeended 
over  ripples,  the  water  never  failed  of 
daihiAg  over  them,  fq  that  they  were  VM 
cpntinuallyv 

About  the  middle  of  the  day,  the  ra% 
moving  with  great  rapidity,' flruckatUfgd 


«r?  "^^m  >  dsa 


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i6        EMiraordinary  Suferingt  (f 

fock,  parted  one  of  its  coroers,  and  fpread 
into  A  fiogle  ftfthg  of  logs.  At  this  time 
they  loft  their  axe,  and  it  became  extreme* 
ly  difficult  to  keep  upon  their  broken  ma- 

.  They  were  from  this  time  driven  with 
ateuring  rapidity,  expe£^ing  every  moment 
would  be  their  laft,  until  about  4  o'clock 
m  the  afternoon  y  when,  falling  into  an 
cddv,  they  were  brought  op  by  a  point  of^ 
fcfnd,  and  both  got  fafe  on  more. 

>        '  ■       ■•      ■ 

They  now  travelled  on  bjr  land  till  their 

ftreogch  was  almoft  exhaufted.     About 

the  aoth  of  April  they  heard  the  report  of 

a^gun.  which  feemed  to  give  them  new 

li^«    They  fired  feveral  times,  but  were 

vit  anfw«'ed*    Then,  concluding  that  it 

might  be  nothing  more  than  the  falling  of 

X  tree,  thdrfpirits  again  funk  within  them, 

xbd  liiey  moved  on  with  heavy  hearts* 

Sot  on  the  evening  of  the  lad,  having 
biult  a  fmall  fire  upon  an  eminence,  they 
were  difcovered  and  kindly  relieved  by 
tflo  hnotenH-^Jonathan  Crolby  and  Luke 
Sawyer. 


C^ 


they 
by 
tuke 


.      Mr.  lUiiri%rih  (iris  Fmifyi       t'f^ 

'  ft  Wa^  no%  the  leth  day jSifce  tHey  )ttt' 
Mrs.  FbrtSiMr  kiid  the  childreb.    And  duf. 
in'g  ehts  tliiie  they  had  eaten' u|5  the  t^  ^ 
or  three  cmnKbel  of  Moofe  meat  whidi  thejp'^ 
had  taken  with  them,   and  their  mogga* 
fiiiid-^havio^  had  nothing  elfe  to  fUbbft 
upon. 

The  hunters  fuppjied  thim  with  Alcli^ 
abides  oiFnouriibaient  as  they  had  ii^li^ 
^em  ;  and  then  conduced  then^  >o  tl^ 
Kttlemeiits  at  Seven  Mile  B^oak,  (o  catfedy 
a  little  abov6  Nbrridgewalk,  where  they 
arrived  in  a  few  hours  ;  but  fo  redueed^- 
tl£at  they  w^refcarcely  abiet6ftandlQofte4^ 

Upon  their  arrival,  Mr.  Forbes  proctirect 
Major  Hale,  and  Meffieurs  Wm.  Hufioii. 
and  Ebenezer  Hilton,  three  of  the  moft 
fuitable  men  that  could  be  foiiin'd^  to  go 
with  all  (peed  to  the  relief  of  his  wife'  and 
childr^.  Theyfet  out  ifninediately, ^ild 
after  havikig  btch  gotie  thirteen  days  fe« 
tutned  without  having  been  able  to  find 

It  was  now  twenty  four  days  from  th^ 
Hnie  Mr/  Fdjrb^s  iefif  theniy  with  Mly  one 


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pound  %b4  a  luKof  tiyUow  fof  tiMr  ftlbfiftp 


cfci  I  il  was  ^ 


Hiftrl^eMl  A)[^.  fprkei!  tni^idy  wcmlA 
not  permit  him  to  reft  fatisfied  untU  ^ 
bad  procured  two  other  perfons  (Meff't 
Jamea  McDoaiiUl  aod  |pii<lthui  AD^ea)  to 
g^  ^b  Um^  and  fec^  w^Abcr  ibejr  Hjiighft 
net  be  %m  a^ve.  Ba^  by  |bi^  tkie  all  ibfl^ 
low  b^Bds  a.dyaceat  to  the  imr  were  ovef^ 
flow<d>  which  rendered  the  paiB^g  en* 
trflmcir  diffictiitjt.  For  tbia  reafon^  apd  be* 
cis^t  ^ey  had,  ho  expeda^n.  ojF  fipdioff 
them  alive,  they  could  not  be  prevailed 
u^oa  to  fet  c^  uniU  the  watera  were  a- 
baie4 

9n^e  twenty  eigbUi  day  of  Mfj^y  they, 
(al^t..  Bia^il^g  travelled  one  day,  Mr^ 
lilbis  fou^  himfelf,  unable  to  keep  up 
wb^  tibea;  and  upc^  tbekr  telling  himhia 
coiM  beofn^  <i^vic4^  apd,  diat  he  might 
depend  on  tbdr  fidelity,  he  confented  I9 
return.  « 

Ibey  i^voeeeded  on  th^  wigr*  awd  nn 


<*iiiiii   .iM  il  >  I  111  *  iii'i'^ 


-^'^ifc<„ 


Mr.  Rohtrt  Forbn  mid  Family.       jip 
IXm  %:oii4  Avf  o{  Jane  arriitfidat  the  ||bce 


4%  bcitotqi^ciititfQpqd  jjloofb^^  and  ^ 
to^,    N^  h9(}.t^Qr  any  Aw%df 

the  mfide  bark  ot  the  Fir  fr^.  ^,,  tAily}^^ 
addition  to  this,  they  had^  ^«en  forty  eigne 
days  without  fire. 

^  To  paint  ^^^pH^  colours  thia^Mn««€ 
mttS^  IS  akemMr  ibcyond  ny  po«mft  of 
Mi%^^.    IttiiWflb^kfilotUaa^ls. 


On  the  38th  day  after  the  departure  of 

m.M^^j^}iti^\^  jfoth- 

IMF^ed>6l  th^^ef^tjday  j  ami  Jpy/ir 
thai  this 

4^^  jb  'NIA  ^^M^IN^K  l^'^SS'^*  I^jF?^^ 
IWithfr  fepiOjljftntJwe  W  #, 

▼our  ker* 


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^  f  he  poor  vomao  win  toM  but  j^ft 
lliyfc^andietpcekdf  every 'how  to  ciole  ilife 
fCyiJi  of  Peggy,  ha^o»*ly  remaining  child 
knd  tooipanion.  '  Th.  idies  of  the  de- 
test children  were  l»ii  out,  and  kept 
by  hdr  fide  :  For  flie  wan  nnible'to  bary 
them-— having  been  fo  weak  for  the  laft 
fifteen  days  chat  fhe  had  been  obliged  to 
liraiwl  upon  her  hands  and  knees  to  ihi 
^nojg  ior  water*         ^  '  '    '     *- 

The  breath  of  life,  however,  was  fliil  re- 
manning  in  them.  And  the  tWQ  men,  who 
came  to  their  relief*  aforded  them  fd^ 
afl^bnce,  and  jKli|^e)re(|  to  tliem  lucb 
nourifhment  as  thei|^^^|^9ii2|9djc;irciun* 
fiances  required. 

ok  thcthfe^  »ay  trf  Junt  MttkTM. 

tfe1;hiRron^ %r  byfl^Ml, ifilJiaiicaodc 
ij^  #ater,  M  thejridl  tOAf  jjrttwediitllori 
rtajwalk :  Whcne,  to;  Hie  AitjprKe  <rf  A« 
lllhabitants,  |utid  ai#^%i(ii'  aftoniO#ie«tt 
1«^%r;  Forbes,  he  ^*^  t>iic#  !#>#  *t»*^ 
liitoBd^  Wllh^#1hing  Wif«^^^l#^1^  #1^ 
i^gchikL  .  ^-  -^^'-m:^^ 


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■i^ii.*^Mi£ifiWii»cJ2ffciji'^  iiwiow ''■■;■■■■•--  *'^*  ■"''-■  ^■-iir"'-[iiriiiiiiitiiiBi||j|]|||^  " ■'     .'^  j^"""'  - . 


Mr.  RffBifi  Rrbis  and  Pamify.        «t 


It  jtift 
jic  tht 
|r  chiki 
\c  de- 
i  kept 
J  barf 
he  laft 
j;cd  to 
CO  th6 


ftillre- 
i«  who 


let'tnft 
b  -and 
caode 
IHoi* 
erf  die 
hmmt 

■m 


'  On  tMs  occafion,  well  mi^ht  he  adopt 
the  language  of  holy  Davtd— in  whoCjp 
words  we  ihall  now  clofe  the  Narrative  v 

MT  foul  with  grateful  thoughts  of  love 

Intirely  is  pojQTeft, 
Becaufe  th^  Lord  was  pleas'd  to  heav 

The  voice  of  my  requeft. 

Since  he  has  now  his  ear  inclined) 

I  never  will  deipair  ; 
But  ftill  in  all  the  ftraits  of  life 

To  him  addrefs  my  prayer* 

With  deadly  forrows  coropafs'd  round, 

with  painful  fears  oppreis'd  ; 
When  troubles  fi^iz'(^y  aking  heart. 

And  anguiihi  ratk'd  my  breaft  : 

On  tjod's  almighty  nam^  1  cali'd 

And  thus  to  him  f  pray 'd— 
••  Lordt  I  Ife/eecb  thee  fave  my  Jbul^ 

••  Hdtbfonowi  quite  difmay  dfi 

How  jttft  and  merciful  is  God, 

How  gracious  b  the  Lord! 
Who  laves  die  feeble»  and  to  me 

Boes  cimdy  help  afford.^  ^ 


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t9^      hfMurtBnarf  Sijfirb^t  ff      ^ 

Tbea  free  from  doubcAd  carcf,  iiqf  fixil 
.  R^ume  thy  wonted,  rcif: ; 
For  Qod  has  wondroofly  to  thee 

Hai  bounteous  love  expreft. 

* 
TT^hen  death  ahnn'd  ine,  he  remov'd 

My  dangers  and  my  fears :  . 
My  feet  from  f dUng  he  fectur^d^ 

And  dry'd  my  eyes  from  tears. 

Therefore  my  life's  rems^fiing  y  earSy 
Which  God  to  me  (hall  lend. 

Will  I  in  praifes  to  his  name^ 
And  in  his  fervice  fpend. 


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AFTER  the  anii||^  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Forbes  at  Korndgewalk,  a  number 
of  gentlemen  gave  them  a  writing  from 
under  their  hands  ;  in  which  the  relation 
of  their  unparalleled  (ufferings  was  con^ 
ibtned,  and  by  which  they  were  warmly 
recommended  to  the  notice  and  charitable 
affiftance  of  all  chriftian  people.  This  re« 
commendation  was  figned  by  feme  of  the 
firft  Charaders  in  the  county  of  Lincoln. 

Mr.  Forbes  and  his  wife,  with  their  two 
lurviving  children  are  now  living  in  the 
town  of  Newgloucefler,  about  twenty  five 
miles  from  Portland  ;  where,  by  their  ia» 
duftry  and  economy  they  have  fince  been 
enabled  to  procure  a  very  comfortable 
fubfiftence. 

Mrs.  Forbes,  from  the  emaciated  flate 
in  which  we  have  bl^fpre  difcribed  her,  has 
now  become  a  large  and  corpulent  wo- 
man. And  the  ^hild*  of  which  flie  was  de« 
livered  foon  after  her  arrival  at  Noriridge* 

iK^alk,  is  a  healthy  and  very  promifiog  Boy# 

^  " 

THE    END. 


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